Students help compost 620 lbs. of food waste

For three days last week in Kaufman Dining Hall, members of SGA performed a food audit during the all three meal periods. They advised students to scrape their food waste into red tubs and take a guess of how much food they thought would be thrown out over the three-day period.

Bobby Mette ’14 won the contest with a guess of 617 pounds, which came closest to the actual 620 pounds of food. The food waste was not only deferred from a landfill, but will be used to create composting materials for rooftop gardens and landscaping.

The purpose of the food audit initiative was to raise awareness about composting and food waste. The results will be used in a cost analysis to determine the feasibility of the College moving forward with a composting program with Compost Supply.